We’re finding more and more schools are mentioning listening as their “oracy pain point”. In response, here are a few listening games in which the skills of focused attention, turn taking and tracking of the speaker happen naturally rather than as a matter of policing. I Went to the Jungle Start in a whole group, […]
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This week, a mid-summer special fresh from the famous Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Also, if you happen to be in a Scottish school, scroll down to apply for a brand-new opportunity. Question 1: Is this a performance? Here’s a student-friendly instruction you can read aloud: The Edinburgh Fringe is a frantic three-week festival of performing arts
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This week, an activity that develops careful listening, thinking ahead and thoughtful keywording. It also ties in nicely with the end of term. Big hat-tip to Brad McCormick of Cap-a-Pie who inspired the set up by delivering something similar in a workshop on Tuesday. And a further hat-tip to whoever Brad took it from! Activity: Keyword Catchers
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